Climber

ABSTRACT

“The Climber” belongs to the fitness equipment category. However, this equipment designed for improving children fitness. It is different from the adult fitness equipment in size, easy portability, easy exercising and easy accessibility. Also, it provides light exercise for the arms and legs of the children in the same time. Presently, no such children-fitness equipments exist or in use. A magnetic rotation counter can be added to the equipment, competition between the children can be set up and individual accomplishment can be measured with it.

CROSS-REFERENCE RELATED APPLICATIONS

This new fitness equipment is designed for children and related to exercise equipment that serves to increase the stamina and strengthens the cardiovascular muscle of children already in their early age. No such fitness equipment is known to the inventor. The following is a reference to prior applications built for adults.

Patent No Date of Issuing Inventor 1,019,861 March 1912 Titus 2,467,943 April 1944 Mikell Jr. 3,116,062 Dec. 31, 1963 H. Zinkin 5,.37,089 Aug. 1991 Spagtuolo

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not Applicable

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

To day, children generally play with toys but often that kind of play does not serve their healthy growth. For example, computer games do not help children's muscles to grow as would be necessary. THE CLIMBER is such a fitness equipment which can be used by children from age five to 12 and playfully would strengthen their body. Both, boys and girls could use it. Protective covers are applied on places where something could hurt the children.

There is no U.S. patent Classification Definitions directly related to this subject The closest Classification can be found in Classification D 21 exercise equipment.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Physical education, helping good health in early age of the children is a fundamental requirement for happy and long life. The multi billion dollar health and fitness industry has grown to help adult individuals to meet this requirement but left out the children. The goal of programs meant for children can include such exercises which with the help of THE CLIMBER would improve circulation of blood, increase strength and body building or shaping. This invention is based on the children inclination to stretch or pull exerting force to overcome any resistance. Especially, boys like to exert force while playing.

THE CLIMBER can be equipped with one or two ropes, in continuous loop, installed vertically, and can be pulled down exerting pulling force.

THE CLIMBER is also equipped with two pedals that can be pushed down while pulling the rope(s) simulating the climbing. This would require a coordinated effort of hands and legs of the children.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

The attached drawings depict THE CLIMBER in several orthographic views. THE CLIMBER, see FIG. 1, consists of a base frame (1) made of metal or plastic pipe material, a stand (2), four lined up pulleys(3) and two pedals(4) attached to the standing frame(2). The vertical part of the frame has three cross bars (12,13,14) and on the top two parallel bars(15,16). The pulleys are attached to the horizontal bars of the frame in line, each other, two at the front, and two at the back side of the frame. The pulleys are for guiding and stretching a rope (5) that have both ends connected forming a loop. The rope kept tense by two adjustable springs(6) attached to the pulley (7) located in the middle bar(13). Also, the same pulley (7) incorporate an adjustable break system (18) to set the difficulty of pulling the rope. There is one square box(8) sitting on the base frame that can be filled up with water or sand. Its purpose is to stabilize and compensate for the pulling force applied in front of the equipment and provide stability for the setup. The stabilizing box is attached to the frame with two connecting rods(9).

At the other end of the pedals spring (10) is attached. The springs provide the resistance, difficulty to overcome by pedaling. The pedals are pivoted in the vertical part of the frame through cut outs and holes (11).

FIG. 2 Shows the backside of the equipment. There the tension controlling pulley(7) with springs is shown.

FIG. 3 is the detailed drawing of the spring-loaded pulley (7) with the break (18).

FIG. 4 shows the typical protective covers (PK) on the pulleys, letting only the rope going through.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This, children exercise equipment, has a frame that consists of two parts. One is the horizontal, the other is the vertical part. Both parts can be made and put together from metal or plastic pipe material. There are five cross bars between the two vertical columns.

The cross bars are for strengthening the frame and holding the pulleys. The two bars on the top of the vertical frame are providing additional strength and holding the two upper pulleys attached; one at the front and one at the back. The side where the two vertical pulleys are, guiding the rope, considered being the front of the equipment. The pulley in the middle is equipped with two springs that can be adjusted by two screws, holds the tension of the rope. A break set is used on the spring loaded pulley to control the run of rope. The lower section of the vertical frame contains the two pedals that are pivoted in the frame. Cut outs in the frame allow to move the pedals up and down. The two springs attached to another end of the two pedals constitutes the resisting force for pedaling. On the bottom part of the frame sits a square removable box having two openings with caps. This box is made of plastic and can hold water or sand. It is set on the back part of the lower frame and stabilizes, counter acts of the pulling force exerted on the rope. The stabilizing box is attached to the vertical part of the frame with two connector rods. One end of each rod is screwed to the frame, the other end is bent and the bent section is put under the stabilizing box. 

1. A children's fitness equipment, designed for climbing exercise, comprising a frame, pulleys, a rope, springs, pedals and a box.
 2. A children's fitness equipment of claim 1 in which the frame made of tubular material having a horizontal, a vertical and an upper part.
 3. A children's fitness equipment of claim 1 in which are several pulleys attached to the vertical part of the frame to guide an endless rope.
 4. A children's fitness equipment of claim 1 in which springs are employed to keep the rope tight while running on the pulleys.
 5. A children's fitness equipment of claim 1 further comprising a set of breaks on one pulley.
 6. A children's fitness equipment of claim 1 in which are two pivoted spring loaded pedals capable of moving up and down.
 7. A children's fitness equipment of claim 1 in which there is an equipment stabilizing box. 